The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-05
AFTER NINETEEN YEARS.
Trinity Sunday School Missionary So
ciety Celebrates It's Anniversary.

sunday SCQOOl AlSSlOltteN OO-
ciety Celebrates It's Anniversary.
Trinity Sunday School Missionary Society
celebrated its nineteenth anniversary last
night. The church was thronged- The
galleries were packed and many were COM
PEELED to stand. The Sunday school occu-
pied pews in the centre of the church. The
officers sat inside the altar rail.
The society is composed of the various
classes in the Sunday school and was organ
lied by Rev. G. G, n. MacDoneH. Its
object is to contribute to the support of the
domestic missions of the Methodist church.
There are twenty-five missions in the
South Georgia Conference, for the support
Of which the conference was assessed
last year $1,000. The Savannah
district was assessed 81 800, and Of this
amount Trinity church and congregation is
expected to pay $400. The Sunday School
Missionary Society was organized for the
purpose of help ng the church in its mission
work. During the nineteen years of its ex-
istence it has done a very effective work.
Last nights celebration marked nearly a
score of years during which it has done a
great deal toward supporting the church in
its wide and continually increasing field of
missionary labor The exercises were con-
Quoted by DR.. S. A. White, Superintendent
Of the Sunday school. The opening song
was Come Ye That Love the Lord"
After it the pastor, Rev. T. T. Christian,
Sound the High Praises of Jesus" was
then sung. Rev. j. Il. Gilmore, chaplain Of
the Port Society, offered prayer, and the
school recited the creed. Miss Gertie White
recited The Best that | Cam" and the
school sang so What a Saviour that He
Died for Me-" This was followed by an in
FAINT class exercise, in which a dozen little
Lode p,,1 YN,se~1 To-, I Ilvrf
Would BE" in very creditable manner.
Mr.. E. L. Neidlinger, Treasurer of the
society, submitted his report. The total
amount IF class contributions was $317.
From other sources there were received $64,
making a total of 1881. After paying ex-
penses, etc, the society required $l2j to
make up the 800, which it pledged
itself to contribute. The class contributing
the largest amount, and therefore the Ban
ner Class, was Mrs E. L. Neidlinger's class.
which paid in Sal. The same class carried
the banner last year.
After the Treasurer's report had been
read the school sang when the Mists
Have Cleared Away Miss Merena Full
ford recited very prettily the story of
'Daisy's Offering" a missionary poem, and
after it the jubilee song was sung:
Wake, wake the song our glad jubilee
Once more we hail with sweet melody;
Bringing our hymn of praise unto Thee,
Oh, most holy Lord
Praise for Thy care by day and by night,
Praise for the homes by love made so bright,
Thanks for the pure and soul-cheering light
Beaming from Thy word.
The PASTOR Rev T. T. Christian, made
short Missionary address, in which he re
viewed the work before the society, and APP
pealed for contributions to make up the
amount which the school pledged itself to
give He called for contributions from the
congregation, and very nearly the amount
asked for was raised. After the collection
the missionary song, "Tell 1t Again." was
sung. The exercises closed with the .doxol-
ogy and benediction.